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Aortic buld
The dilated portion of the truncus arteriosus in the embryo that gives rise to the roots of the aorta and pulmonary arteries.
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Built environment
built environment The physical structure of cities, homes, and workplaces. How humans interact with the structures they design and construct influences a variety of health concerns, including accessibility, childhood and geriatric safety, the likelihood of injuries or illnesses, the mental health of the population, and the quality of shared environmental resources (such as air and…
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Bugleweed
A perennial herb of the genus Lycopus, principally found in moist habitats in Europe and North America. It is used mainly in homeopathic remedies for cardiac and thyroid disorders. It contains cardiac glycosides and iodine.
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Kissing bug
Several species of the family Reduviidae. Melanolestes picipes is the common kissing bug, or black corsair.
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Assassin bug
A member of the family Reduviidae. Many are predaceous; others are blood-sucking. Panstrongylus, Triatoma, and Rhodnius are vectors of trypanosome diseases (Chagas disease) in humans.
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Bug
A term applied loosely to any small insect or arthropod, especially of the order Hemiptera, that has sucking mouth parts, incomplete metamorphosis, and two pairs of wings, the fore pair being half membranous.
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Bufotoxin
A general term for any toxin present in the skin of a toad.
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Blood buffer
A chemical present in the blood that prevents rapid changes in pH. The principal buffers are carbonic acid, carbonates and bicarbonates, monobasic and dibasic phosphates, and proteins such as hemoglobin.
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Buffalo hump
A deposit of fat in the lower midcervical and upper thoracic area of the back. It is usually caused by excessive adrenocortical hormone production or therapy. A buffalo hump refers to an accumulation of fatty tissue beneath the skin on the back of the neck. This condition may arise as a consequence of prolonged treatment…
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Tooth bud
The earliest evidence of tooth development. The tooth buds form in the dental lamina. Tooth buds for the deciduous teeth develop first (6 weeks of gestation) and more superficially; tooth buds for the permanent teeth develop later (10 weeks of gestation) and deeper in the dental lamina.
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